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Lexus reveals next production hybrid

Lexus has released more details of its new production-ready CT-200h, ahead of its debut at the Geneva Motor Show next week. Lexus’ first  premium compact hybrid is set to enter production late in 2010 and will go on sale worldwide. The full hybrid model, which features a passing resemblance to sister-brand Toyota’s Prius, will be [...]

Lexus reveals new hybrid CT 200h

Luxury carmaker, Lexus is to unveil a new full hybrid model at the forthcoming Geneva motor show. Proclaimed to be the first full hybrid within the ‘premium compact’ sector, the new CT 200h will join the brand’s blooming hybrid range which includes the RX 450h, GS 450h and LS 600h. Described as a car [...]

Report: Toyota to halt hybrid production

Following on from yesterday’s news that Toyota will recall around 436,000 hybrid models worldwide (see article), new reports suggest that the car manufacturer will halt domestic production of two of its hybrid models. The Nikkei reports the Toyota Motor Corporation will suspend domestic production of both the Sai and Lexus HS250h Hybrids, which are to be [...]

Breaking news: More Toyota hybrid recalls expected

Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse for the beleaguered Toyota Motor Corporation following a series of vehicle recalls, now it appears that two more of its hybrid cars will be affected. According to reports in the Nikkei, Toyota will begin recalling both the Sai Hybrid and the Lexus HS250h Hybrid, which use the [...]

US hybrid sales rise in December – but what about the calendar year?

There was more good news for manufacturers of hybrid vehicles as reported sales leapt by 42 per cent in December 2009 compared to the previous year. Sales reached 25,167 units during the month thanks in part to the fact that December 2009 had 28 selling days compared to 26 in the prior year. The figures do [...]

Hybrid car sales soar in November

Great news for hybrid cars, as reported US sales of the vehicles leapt by 21 per cent year on year in November 2009 to 20,003 units. Even though overall light duty vehicle sales were generally flat for the month, according to figures from Autodata, reported hybrid sales increased to now represent 2.7 per cent of the [...]

Huge rise in hybrid sales during October

Hybrid sales in the USA enjoyed a significant leap during October, increasing by volume to 24,475 units – an increase of 11.4 per cent and a 2.9 per cent market share. The figures were boosted in part by the fact that October 2009 had 28 selling days compared to 27 in the previous year. However, with [...]

Toyota: three in every ten cars to be hybrid

Three in every ten cars sold by Toyota in a decade’s time will be hybrid, a senior executive told the Financial Times on Wednesday. As Toyota took the wraps off its latest hybrid offerings at the Toyko Motor Show, the carmaker vowed to build petrol-electric versions of all its vehicles by 2020, in anticipation of a [...]

The green cars of the Tokyo Motor Show. The Green Piece

The list of participants at this year’s Tokyo Motor Show, which kicks off to the Press tomorrow (October 21), is perhaps indicative of Japan’s waning fortunes. The country is reeling from a shrinking population and a rapid exodus from the countryside to the cities where owning a car is often considered a hassle due to the [...]

US hybrid sales slump in September

What would happen when the cash for clunkers sales boom came to an end has been a question many automotive executives in the USA dared not think about. Well, now they have their answers. September 2009 light duty vehicle sales dropped back to pre-incentive lows with 745,997 cars and light duty trucks sold during the month [...]